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35 - Carbon dioxide and the control of breathing: a quantitative approach

from 1 - Ventilation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

J. S. Gravenstein
Affiliation:
University of Florida
Michael B. Jaffe
Affiliation:
Philip Healthcare
Nikolaus Gravenstein
Affiliation:
University of Florida
David A. Paulus
Affiliation:
University of Florida
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This chapter presents an additional perspective that emphasizes the integrative and dynamic aspects of ventilatory control specifically with respect to CO2. The dynamic factors affecting the chemoreflex control of ventilation are multifaceted, and their interactions can easily lead to complex behavior. A quantitative approach that employs mathematical modeling as a tool enables one to sort out which factor contributes to which facet of the observed behavior. The evidence to date suggests that input from the central and peripheral chemoreceptors or from the higher centers is required to produce oscillatory activity in the brainstem respiratory neurons and network. An alternative approach for assessing dynamic chemoresponsiveness involves the careful monitoring of VE and PETCO2 following natural perturbations to the respiratory control system. The more complex nature of the stimuli and the resulting responses in ventilation necessitate the application of computational methodologies derived from the realm of signal and system analysis.
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Capnography , pp. 360 - 370
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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